Online Holiday Spending Up 16 Percent, According to ComScore

Cyber Monday still rules.
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Why the “Want” Button Doesn’t Work for Social Commerce

People aren’t enthusiastic about broadcasting their product purchasing intentions/preferences to their social network.

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Five Big Ideas That Could Transform the Future of Commerce

If you’re involved in any aspect of commerce and the supply chain, these ideas should definitely be on your radar.

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My Other Phone Is a Phone

A new study from Forrester Research on technology adoption by urban Chinese consumers illustrates the ubiquitousness of the mobile Internet in China.
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Notes From ArabNet

If debates rage about the meaning of the past year in the Middle East, one would not sense much doubt among the regional entrepreneurs and early stage investors gathered in Beirut.

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Bid for Same-Day Delivery Taps the Smartphone Boom

Numerous start-ups have tried to go after the Holy Grail of e-commerce — delivering things to people’s homes and offices on the same day they ordered them — and have failed.

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Retailers Try to Thwart Price Apps

The smartphone boom is unleashing a new era of pricing transparency to consumers able to use wireless apps and search engines on their mobile devices in stores to check if they are offering the best deal.

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Tailoring Online Fashion To Mideast’s Consumers

A wave of e-commerce has been sweeping the Middle East, and Jordanian-American computer engineer Ahmed Alkhatib is one of its leading lights.

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Tablets: Ultimate Buying Machines

Retailers have found an interesting characteristic of consumers who browse their websites using tablets: They’re much more likely to pull the trigger on purchases than other online shoppers.

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Discounts Website One Kings Lane Raises $40 Million

Flash-sale website One Kings Lane has raised $40 million from venture-capital and private-equity firms led by Tiger Global Management, the latest sign of growth for an online-shopping genre that is upending traditional fashion and home retailers.

Amazon Tests Web Site Redesign

eBay Profit Declines, as Sales Rise 25 Percent